# Nomura Research Institute

> Nomura Research Institute is a VC fund backing Blockchain. See 4 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Tokyo, Japan
- Total investments: 4
- Last investment: Aug 2024
- Lead investor: 75%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/nri-nomura-research-institute/
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/nri_official
- Website: https://www.nri.com/global/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pg/NRI.Japan

Nomura Research Institute is a VC fund in Tokyo focused on Blockchain and Information Technology. NRI-short for the Nomura Research Institute-is a class-leading business consultancy and technology solution firm headquartered in Tokyo. With 50 years of experience in systems and strategies, they have grown from boutique financial IT specialist to Japan's leading consulting and technology solution firm.Nomura Research Institute itsinception about 40 years ago, NRI has always been on the cutting edge. Whether by advising policy proposals and corporate strategies or promoting new system development and management, they have always strived to push the boundaries and explore new horizons. At NRI, they are dedicated to helping provide their clients with new business models in the 21st century.

## Contacts

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## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Blockchain | 2 | 50% |
| Information Technology | 2 | 50% |
| CRM | 1 | 25% |
| FinTech | 1 | 25% |
| Internet | 1 | 25% |

10 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series A | 2 | 50% |
| Seed | 1 | 25% |
| Corporate Round | 1 | 25% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Japan | 2 | 50% |
| Jersey | 1 | 25% |
| Taiwan | 1 | 25% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Hajime Ueda | Senior Corporate Managing Directors | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hajime-ueda |
| Hidenori Anzai | Senior Managing Directors | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hidenori-anzai |
| Hiroyuki Kawanami | Managing Director | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hiroyuki-kawanami |
| Ichiro Morisawa | Managing Director | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ichiro-morisawa |
| Motoya Nishimura | Business and IT consultant / Managing Director | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/motoya-nishimura |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| OakMega | OakMega is a provider of cross-platform CRM solutions on messaging apps for marketing experts. Driven by honest values, and win-win mentality in their culture, OakMega is out to connect brands and people with human touch. |  | Series A | Aug 22, 2024 |  |
| Komainu | Komainu is a regulated digital asset custody services provider. Komainu is a collaboration between Nomura, a leading global investment bank; CoinShares, a digital asset management firm; and Ledger, a company specializing in digital asset security, which delivers decentralized and secure custody solutions. Designed specifically for institutionalclients, it supports multiple asset types and adheres to stringent regulatory standards. | $25M | Series A | Mar 09, 2021 |  |
| Global Security Experts | Global Security Experts is a cybersecurity education firm that provides risk identification and security incident prevention services. |  | Corporate Round | Dec 18, 2020 |  |
| Blockchain Lock(BCL) | They are a technical group specialized in block chains and IoTs established by many experienced management teams in the Internet, block chain and IoT industry. As the first member company of the BCL Foundation with the mission of "Unlock the World" meaning to unlock the world, they will make the world based on Tokyo a more secure andconvenient one with block chains and IoT's power I will change it. |  | Seed | Aug 24, 2018 |  |

4 of 4 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Galaxy Digital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/galaxy-digital-lp) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [NOIA Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/noia-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [TIS Japan](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/tis) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

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## FAQ

### What does Nomura Research Institute invest in?

Nomura Research Institute invests primarily in Blockchain, Information Technology and CRM startups, most often at Series A and Seed stage. Most of the 4 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Japan. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### How do I contact Nomura Research Institute?

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### Who are the partners at Nomura Research Institute?

The team at Nomura Research Institute includes Hajime Ueda (Senior Corporate Managing Directors), Hidenori Anzai (Senior Managing Directors) and Hiroyuki Kawanami (Managing Director), among 8 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

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